Mike Floyd

Mike Floyd

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1976-09-26) 26 September 1976 Wigan, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Sale Harriers
Medal record Representing England Commonwealth Games Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Hammer throw

Michael Anthony Floyd (born 26 September 1976) is an English former hammer thrower. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi he won a bronze medal. He holds a personal best of 72.45 m (237 ft 8+1⁄4 in), set in 2011.

Biography

Floyd, born in Wigan, England, was a member of the Sale Harriers. Nationally, he ranked second at the AAA Championships in 2003 and 2006, as well as having third-placed finishes in 2002 and 2004. Floyd won his first national title at the British Athletics Championships in 2008. He was runner-up at the British Athletics Championships in 2007, 2010 and 2011, and third at the 2009 championships.

He was the Division B winner at the European Champion Clubs Cup in 2008, and placed seventh at the international 2008 European Cup that same year.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2008	European Cup	Annecy, France	7th	Hammer throw	67.86 m
2010	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	3rd	Hammer throw	69.34 m

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men)

External links

• Mike Floyd at World Athletics